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Commonwealth v. DunanCommonwealth v. Dunan

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 24, 1880
Reporters:
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By the Court.

These exceptions cannot be sustained. ‍‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍The provision made by the St. of 1877, c. 200, for an autopsy by a ‍‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍medical examiner, does not render other competent evidence inadmissible. The inquiry as to ‍‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍“ the history of Bridget Walters ” does not appear to have been ‍‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍material. The statement of the deceased was not shown to have been a ‍‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‍dying declaration, and was rightly rejected. Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Dunan
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 24, 1880
Citations: 128 Mass. 422; 1880 Mass. LEXIS 105
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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